US9447715B2 - Valve device for exhaust gas flow path - Google Patents

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US9447715B2
US9447715B2 US14/380,104 US201314380104A US9447715B2 US 9447715 B2 US9447715 B2 US 9447715B2 US 201314380104 A US201314380104 A US 201314380104A US 9447715 B2 US9447715 B2 US 9447715B2
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N1/00—Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing
    • F01N1/16—Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing by using movable parts
    • F01N1/168—Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing by using movable parts for controlling or modifying silencing characteristics only
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N1/00—Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing
    • F01N1/08—Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing by reducing exhaust energy by throttling or whirling
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N1/00—Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing
    • F01N1/08—Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing by reducing exhaust energy by throttling or whirling
    • F01N1/084—Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing by reducing exhaust energy by throttling or whirling the gases flowing through the silencer two or more times longitudinally in opposite directions, e.g. using parallel or concentric tubes
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N1/00—Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing
    • F01N1/08—Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing by reducing exhaust energy by throttling or whirling
    • F01N1/086—Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing by reducing exhaust energy by throttling or whirling having means to impart whirling motion to the gases
    • F01N1/088—Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing by reducing exhaust energy by throttling or whirling having means to impart whirling motion to the gases using vanes arranged on gas flow path or gas flow tubes with tangentially directed apertures
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
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    • F01N1/165—Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing by using movable parts for adjusting flow area
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    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
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    • F01N1/16—Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing by using movable parts
    • F01N1/166—Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing by using movable parts for changing gas flow path through the silencer or for adjusting the dimensions of a chamber or a pipe
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
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    • F01N1/16—Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing by using movable parts
    • F01N1/18—Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing by using movable parts having rotary movement
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
    • F16K15/00—Check valves
    • F16K15/02—Check valves with guided rigid valve members
    • F16K15/03—Check valves with guided rigid valve members with a hinged closure member or with a pivoted closure member
    • F16K15/033—Check valves with guided rigid valve members with a hinged closure member or with a pivoted closure member spring-loaded
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N2240/00—Combination or association of two or more different exhaust treating devices, or of at least one such device with an auxiliary device, not covered by indexing codes F01N2230/00 or F01N2250/00, one of the devices being
    • F01N2240/36—Combination or association of two or more different exhaust treating devices, or of at least one such device with an auxiliary device, not covered by indexing codes F01N2230/00 or F01N2250/00, one of the devices being an exhaust flap
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N2290/00—Movable parts or members in exhaust systems for other than for control purposes
    • F01N2290/08—Movable parts or members in exhaust systems for other than for control purposes with oscillating or vibrating movement
    • F01N2290/10—Movable parts or members in exhaust systems for other than for control purposes with oscillating or vibrating movement actuated by pressure of exhaust gases, e.g. exhaust pulses
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T137/7722—Line condition change responsive valves
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  • the present invention relates to a valve device for an exhaust gas flow path.
  • Patent Document 1 there is disclosed a valve device disposed in a muffler for an internal combustion engine. An inside of the muffler is partitioned into an upstream chamber and a downstream chamber by a separator, and the valve device is provided to the separator to open and close an opening communicating the upstream chamber and the downstream chamber with each other.
  • a valve body capable of closing the opening is supported by a support body so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis, and the valve body is biased in a valve closed direction by a coil spring.
  • an acting force exerted on the valve body by a pressure in the upstream chamber is smaller than an acting force exerted on the valve body by the sum of the biasing force of the coil spring and the pressure in the downstream chamber.
  • the valve device is in a valve closed state in which the opening is closed.
  • the acting force exerted on the valve body by the pressure in the upstream chamber becomes larger than the acting force exerted on the valve body by the sum of the biasing force of the coil spring and the pressure in the downstream chamber.
  • the valve device is brought into a valve open state in which the valve body is spaced apart from the opening to thereby open the opening.
  • Patent Document 1 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. H09-195749
  • Such a valve device for an exhaust gas flow path is required to have a noise reduction function to reduce noise by closing the communicating flow path when the internal combustion engine is in a low revolution state, while being required to have a pressure loss reduction function to reduce pressure loss by opening the communicating flow path when the internal combustion engine is in a high revolution state.
  • the more forward the valve body moves in a valve open direction the larger the biasing force of the coil spring becomes. Therefore, when the spring force of the coil spring is designed to be stronger with an emphasis on the noise reduction function at the time of low revolution, the pressure loss reduction function at the time of high revolution is impaired. In contrast, when the spring force of the coil spring is designed to be weaker with an emphasis on the pressure loss reduction function at the time of high revolution, the noise reduction function at the time of low revolution is impaired.
  • valve device for an exhaust gas flow path it is preferred for the valve device for an exhaust gas flow path to have both an improved noise reduction function at the time of low revolution and an improved pressure loss reduction function at the time of high revolution.
  • a valve device for an exhaust gas flow path includes a valve body that is supported by a support body so as to be rotationally movable about a first rotation axis and that opens and closes a communicating flow path that communicates an upstream chamber and a downstream chamber in an exhaust gas flow path with each other, a first link member supported by the support body so as to be rotationally movable about a second rotation axis, a second link member supported by the valve body so as to be rotationally movable about a third rotation axis, and a biasing member to bias the valve body in a valve closed direction.
  • the first link member and the second link member are connected to each other so as to be mutually rotationally movable about a fourth rotation axis.
  • the first rotation axis, the second rotation axis, the third rotation axis, and the fourth rotation axis are parallel to one another in an axial direction.
  • an angle formed by a first link line connecting the second rotation axis and the fourth rotation axis to each other and a second link line connecting the third rotation axis and the fourth rotation axis to each other is formed to be the largest in a state in which the communicating flow path is closed by the valve body.
  • the support body, the valve body, the first link member, and the second link member form a toggle mechanism of a link type. Therefore, in the state in which the communicating flow path is closed by the valve body (a valve closed state), the closer to 180 degrees (a state in which the first link line and the second link line are arranged in a straight line) the angle formed by the first link line and the second link line is, the stronger external force is required to rotationally move the valve body in a valve open direction. Accordingly, it is possible to make the external force required to open the valve body greater, while making a biasing force of the biasing member smaller, compared with a conventional configuration in which a valve body is kept in a valve closed state solely by means of a biasing member. As a result, it is possible to improve a noise reduction function at the time of low revolution of an internal combustion engine, as well as a pressure loss reduction function at the time of high revolution of the internal combustion engine.
  • the valve device for an exhaust gas flow path may be provided with a stopper mechanism to limit the angle formed by the first link line and the second link line to an angle smaller than 180 degrees. According to this configuration, a problem that the valve body cannot be normally opened when the angle formed by the first link line and the second link line has reached 180 degrees can be made less likely to occur.
  • the stopper mechanism may limit the angle formed by the first link line and the second link line to an angle smaller than 180 degrees by abutment of a first stopper portion provided on the first link member and a second stopper portion provided on the second link member against each other. According to this configuration, it is possible to reduce an influence of factors such as variations in parts dimensions and rattling of parts on a limit angle. As a result, the angle formed by the first link line and the second link line in the state in which the communicating flow path is closed by the valve body can be designed to be an angle closer to 180 degrees. Thus, it is possible to improve performance to keep a valve closed state against an external force.
  • FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a muffler in which a valve device is in a valve closed state.
  • FIG. 2A is a plan view of the valve device according to the embodiment in a valve closed state
  • FIG. 2B is a sectional view thereof taken along line IIB-IIB.
  • FIG. 3A is a plan view of the valve device according to the embodiment in a valve open state
  • FIG. 3B is a sectional view thereof taken along line IIIB-IIIB.
  • FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the muffler in which the valve device is in a valve open state.
  • FIG. 5A is a graph showing an opening load of a butterfly valve configured in a conventional manner and an opening load of a butterfly valve configured according to the embodiment
  • FIG. 5B is a graph showing loading characteristics of a toggle mechanism and a spring.
  • FIG. 6A is a plan view of a valve device according to a first modified example in a valve closed state
  • FIG. 6B is a sectional view thereof taken along line VIB-VIB.
  • FIG. 7A is a plan view of a valve device according to a second modified example in a valve closed state
  • FIG. 7B is a sectional view thereof taken along line VIIB-VIIB.
  • FIG. 8A is a plan view of a valve device according to a third modified example in a valve closed state
  • FIG. 8B is a sectional view thereof taken along line VIIIB-VIIIB.
  • FIG. 9B is a schematic diagram showing an example of a toggle mechanism in which a relationship BD>CD is satisfied.
  • FIG. 9C is a schematic diagram showing an example of a toggle mechanism in which a relationship BD ⁇ CD is satisfied.
  • FIG. 9D is a schematic diagram showing an example of a toggle mechanism in which a position of a point B lies outside an arc-shaped movement locus of a point C.
  • FIG. 9E is a schematic diagram showing an example of a toggle mechanism in which a position of a point B lies in a position where an angle formed by a line segment AB and a line segment AC is greater than 90 degrees.
  • FIG. 9F is a schematic diagram showing an example of a toggle mechanism in which a position of a point B lies in a position where a relationship AB>AC is satisfied.
  • a muffler 1 shown in FIG. 1 forms a part of an exhaust gas flow path through which flows an exhaust gas discharged from an in-vehicle internal combustion engine (not shown).
  • the muffler 1 includes a casing 10 , in which openings at both ends of a cylindrical shell member 11 are closed by a rear lid member 12 and a front lid member 13 .
  • An inside of the casing 10 is partitioned into three chambers, i.e., a first chamber 31 , a second chamber 32 , and a third chamber 33 by a first separator 21 and a second separator 22 .
  • the first chamber 31 is provided between the rear lid member 12 and the first separator 21 .
  • the second chamber 32 is provided between the first separator 21 and the second separator 22 .
  • the third chamber 33 is provided between the second separator 22 and the front lid member 13 .
  • the second separator 22 has a communication hole 221 provided therein that communicates the second chamber 32 and the third chamber 33 with each other.
  • the muffler 1 further includes an inlet pipe 41 through which the exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine is introduced.
  • the inlet pipe 41 is provided so as to penetrate through the front lid member 13 , the second separator 22 , and the first separator 21 and to open to the first chamber 31 at its downstream-side end.
  • the muffler 1 further includes an outlet pipe 42 to be connected to a not-shown tailpipe to discharge the exhaust gas.
  • the outlet pipe 42 is provided so as to penetrate through the rear lid member 12 , the first separator 21 , and the second separator 22 and to open to the third chamber 33 at its upstream-side end.
  • the muffler 1 further includes an inner pipe 43 to form a communicating flow path that communicates the first chamber 31 and the third chamber 33 with each other.
  • the inner pipe 43 is provided so as to penetrate through the first separator 21 and the second separator 22 , to open to the first chamber 31 at its upstream-side end, and to open to the third chamber 33 at its downstream-side end.
  • the inner pipe 43 has, at the downstream-side end thereof, a valve device 5 mounted to open and close an opening 431 provided at the downstream-side end of the inner pipe 43 .
  • the valve device 5 includes a stay 51 , a butterfly valve 52 , a first link member 53 , and a second link member 54 .
  • the stay 51 is fixed in position with respect to the opening 431 provided at the downstream-side end of the inner pipe 43 .
  • Each of the butterfly valve 52 and the first link member 53 is supported at one end thereof by the stay 51 .
  • the second link member 54 is supported at one end thereof by the butterfly valve 52 .
  • the butterfly valve 52 is shaped so as to be able to close the opening 431 of the inner pipe 43 , and is connected at an end thereof to the stay 51 via a first rotation axis member 71 .
  • the butterfly valve 52 is supported by the stay 51 so as to be rotationally movable about a rotation axis (hereinafter referred to as a “first rotation axis 71 A”) of the first rotation axis member 71 , and opens and closes the opening 431 of the inner pipe 43 according to its rotational position.
  • the first link member 53 is connected at an end thereof to the stay 51 via a second rotation axis member 72 .
  • the first link member 53 is supported by the stay 51 so as to be rotationally movable about a rotation axis (hereinafter referred to as a “second rotation axis 72 A”) of the second rotation axis member 72 .
  • the second link member 54 is connected at an end thereof to an upper surface (a portion that stands up with valve opening) of the butterfly valve 52 via a third rotation axis member 73 .
  • the second link member 54 is supported by the butterfly valve 52 so as to be rotationally movable about a rotation axis (hereinafter referred to as a “third rotation axis 73 A”) of the third rotation axis member 73 .
  • the first link member 53 and the second link member 54 are connected to each other via a fourth rotation axis member 74 .
  • the first link member 53 and the second link member 54 are connected to each other so as to be mutually rotationally movable about a rotation axis (hereinafter referred to as a “fourth rotation axis 74 A”) of the fourth rotation axis member 74 .
  • the first rotation axis 71 A, the second rotation axis 72 A, the third rotation axis 73 A, and the fourth rotation axis 74 A are parallel to one another in an axial direction.
  • the valve device 5 further includes a spring 55 to bias the butterfly valve 52 in a valve closed direction.
  • the spring 55 is mounted to the third rotation axis member 73 , and applies a biasing force in a direction to bring the butterfly valve 52 and the second link member 54 closer to a positional relationship (angle) in a valve closed state. Accordingly, in its regular state (a state in which no external force to open the butterfly valve 52 is applied), the butterfly valve 52 is in a valve closed state.
  • the first link member 53 and the second link member 54 are designed to be arranged in an approximately straight line in a valve closed state.
  • an angle ⁇ formed by a first link line L 1 connecting the second rotation axis 72 A (specifically, an intersection between the axis and the plane, and the same applies hereafter) and the fourth rotation axis 74 A to each other and a second link line L 2 connecting the third rotation axis 73 A and the fourth rotation axis 74 A to each other is an angle close to 180 degrees in a valve closed state ( FIGS. 2A and 2B ).
  • the stopper mechanism includes a first stopper portion 531 provided on the first link member 53 and a second stopper portion 541 provided on the second link member 54 .
  • the angle ⁇ formed by the first link line L 1 and the second link line L 2 is limited to an angle smaller than 180 degrees by abutment of the first stopper portion 531 and the second stopper portion 541 against each other.
  • the first link member 53 includes side plate portions 532 and 533 provided on its both sides in an axial direction, and a coupling plate portion 534 coupling the side plate portions 532 and 533 to each other.
  • the second link member 54 includes side plate portions 542 and 543 provided on its both sides in an axial direction, and a coupling plate portion 544 provided on its both sides in an axial direction, and a coupling plate 544 coupling the side plate portions 542 and 543 to each other.
  • it is configured such that the coupling plate portion 534 of the first link member 53 and the side plate portions 542 and 543 of the second link member 54 abut against each other. That is, the coupling plate portion 534 of the first link member 53 functions as the first stopper portion 531 , and the side plate portions 542 and 543 of the second link member 54 function as the second stopper portion 541 .
  • the exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine is introduced into the second chamber 32 via the plurality of through-holes 411 formed in the inlet pipe 41 , as indicated by arrows in FIG. 1 , and noise is silenced by an expansion effect and a resonance effect.
  • the exhaust gas in the second chamber 32 is introduced into the third chamber 33 via the communication hole 221 formed in the second separator 22 , and noise is further silenced by an expansion effect and a resonance effect.
  • the exhaust gas in the third chamber 33 pressure pulsation of which has been smoothed and noise of which has been silenced, is discharged to the outside via the outlet pipe 42 .
  • the opening 431 of the inner pipe 43 is opened and a communicating flow path (a bypass flow path) is formed separately when the pressure in the first chamber 31 is increased to the predetermined pressure or more, and thus, even when an amount of the exhaust gas introduced into the first chamber 31 is increased, such exhaust gas is promptly discharged to the third chamber 33 . Consequently, the pressure in the first chamber 31 is not increased, and even when the pressure of the exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine is increased, an increase in back pressure thereof can be suppressed. Furthermore, even when a flow rate of the exhaust gas is increased, an increase in pressure in the muffler 1 can be suppressed and, thus, airflow noise is reduced.
  • the stay 51 , the butterfly valve 52 , the first link member 53 , and the second link member 54 form the toggle mechanism of a link type. Since the angle ⁇ formed by the first link line L 1 and the second link line L 2 in a valve closed state is an angle close to 180 degrees, a strong external force is required to rotationally move the butterfly valve 52 in the valve open direction. Accordingly, it is possible to make the external force required to open the butterfly valve 52 greater, while weakening a biasing force of the spring 55 , compared with a conventional configuration in which a butterfly valve is kept in a valve closed state solely by means of a spring.
  • the spring 55 has linear characteristics such that the larger the degree of opening of the butterfly valve 52 is, the larger the moment becomes (a broken line L 3 ), and the toggle mechanism has characteristics such that the moment becomes largest when the butterfly valve 52 is in a valve closed state (a solid line L 4 ). Therefore, in the configuration according to the present embodiment, in which the butterfly valve 52 is kept in a valve closed state by means of the toggle mechanism and the spring 55 , it is possible to decrease the moment in a state in which the degree of opening of the butterfly valve 52 is larger, while increasing the moment in a state in which the degree of opening is smaller.
  • valve device 5 Since the valve device 5 has the stopper mechanism provide therein, a problem that the butterfly valve 52 cannot be normally opened when the angle ⁇ formed by the first link line L 1 and the second link line L 2 has reached 180 degrees can be made less likely to occur.
  • a stopper mechanism is especially effective to make the angle ⁇ formed by the first link line L 1 and the second link line L 2 in a valve closed state closer to 180 degrees. This is because it is assumed that the closer to 180 degrees the angle ⁇ in a valve closed state is, the more likely an actually formed angle under the influence of variations in parts dimensions, rattling of parts, or the like reaches 180 degrees.
  • the stopper mechanism according to the present embodiment is provided to the first link member 53 and the second link member 54 themselves that form the first link line L 1 and the second link line L 2 , respectively, and thus, it is possible to reduce the influence of factors such as variations in parts dimensions and rattling of parts on a limit angle.
  • the angle ⁇ in a valve closed state can be designed to be an angle closer to 180 degrees, and a configuration with high performance to keep a valve closed state against an external force can be achieved.
  • the first chamber 31 corresponds to an example of an upstream chamber
  • the third chamber 33 corresponds to an example of a downstream chamber.
  • the valve device 5 corresponds to an example of a valve device for an exhaust gas flow path
  • the stay 51 corresponds to an example of a support body
  • the butterfly valve 52 corresponds to an example of a valve body
  • the first link member 53 and the second link member 54 correspond to an example of a first link member and a second link member, respectively
  • the spring 55 corresponds to an example of a biasing member.
  • the first rotation axis 71 A to the fourth rotation axis 74 A correspond to an example of a first rotation axis to a fourth rotation axis, respectively, and the first link line L 1 and the second link line L 2 correspond to an example of a first link line and a second link line, respectively.
  • the spring 55 to apply a biasing force in a direction to bring the butterfly valve 52 and the second link member 54 closer to a positional relationship (angle) in a valve closed state is exemplified.
  • the biasing device is not limited to this.
  • FIGS. 6A and 6B a configuration may be adopted in which the spring 55 is mounted to the fourth rotation axis member 74 and a biasing force is applied in a direction to bring the first link member 53 and the second link member 54 closer to a positional relationship (angle) in a valve closed state.
  • FIGS. 6A and 6B a configuration may be adopted in which the spring 55 is mounted to the fourth rotation axis member 74 and a biasing force is applied in a direction to bring the first link member 53 and the second link member 54 closer to a positional relationship (angle) in a valve closed state.
  • a configuration may be adopted in which the spring 55 is mounted to the second rotation axis member 72 and a biasing force is applied in a direction to bring the stay 51 and the first link member 53 closer to a positional relationship (angle) in a valve closed state.
  • the stopper mechanism configured such that the first stopper portion 531 provided on the first link member 53 and the second stopper portion 541 provided on the second link member 54 abut against each other is exemplified.
  • the stopper mechanism is not limited to this.
  • FIGS. 8A and 8B a configuration may be adopted in which the angle ⁇ formed by the first link line L 1 and the second link line L 2 is limited to an angle smaller than 180 degrees by abutment of a protruding portion 545 formed in the second link member 54 against the upper surface of the butterfly valve 52 .
  • a positional relationship of the first rotation axis 71 A to the fourth rotation axis 74 A with respect to one another is not limited to that exemplified in the above-described embodiment. As shown in FIGS. 9A to 9F for example, various positional relationships can be adopted. In these figures, points at the intersections of the first rotation axis 71 A to the fourth rotation axis 74 A with the plane orthogonal to these axes are referred to as A to D, respectively. In each of these figures, a valve closed state is shown with a solid line, and a valve open state is shown with a broken line.
  • a position of a point B (a position of the second rotation axis 72 A) may lie outside an arc-shaped movement locus of a point C.
  • a position of a point B may lie in a position where an angle formed by a line segment AB and a line segment AC is larger than 90 degrees.
  • a position of a point B may lie in a position where a relationship AB>AC is satisfied.
  • valve device 5 In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the valve device 5 is mounted to the inner pipe 43 at the downstream-side end thereof is exemplified. However, a position where the valve device 5 is mounted is not limited to this.
  • the valve device 5 may be mounted to a through-hole provided in the second separator 22 .

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